PORTO photoblog

Although Porto has always been Portugal's second most important cultural centre, it as really taken off as a lively arts spot since it's European Capital of Culture status in 2001. Several good museums offer art, artifacts and more unsual offerings, such as old trams. Porto is also represented: you can visit the various shippers lodges, and the Museu do Vinho do Porto . Museu do Vinho do Porto Porto's architecture is another cultural attraction and one of the reasons why part of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is centred on the Ribeira district (the site also covers the Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar across the Douro river, and the area around Sé Cathedral), where architecture dates from the Middle Ages to 19th century neoclassical. Many fine churches in the centre of Porto city display various architectural styles including medieval. Renaissance and Baroque, and the are important neoclassical buildings such as Sao Bento railway station